Sanford C. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy Rating for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by stock analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research report issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports.

NVDA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, December 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. New Street Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research lowered NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $192.51 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The firm has a market cap of $4.68 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $183.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.27. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $293,285,232 in the last three months. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Joule Financial LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% during the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% in the third quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Amazon to co‑invest in a large new funding round for OpenAI, a move that would deepen Nvidia’s commercial ties to the largest AI software consumer and could boost long‑term GPU demand. Reuters: Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Progress on China approvals for the H200 chip (reports that licences/imports are being cleared and finalized) reduces a major sales overhang and opens a large market for Nvidia’s high‑end datacenter GPUs. Reuters: Nvidia CEO says H200 licence for China is being finalised
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia doubled down on CoreWeave with a $2B investment to accelerate AI data‑center buildouts — a strategic move that secures deployment capacity for Nvidia GPUs and signals strong enterprise demand. CoreWeave press release
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary (Jim Cramer and others) is helping sentiment; Cramer dismissed “circular deals” chatter and urged long‑term ownership, supporting retail and momentum flows. MSN: Jim Cramer on Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft says it will continue buying AI chips from Nvidia and AMD even as it deploys its own in‑house chips — a demand confirmation but also a reminder hyperscalers are diversifying suppliers. TechCrunch: Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts note NVDA’s rich valuation (Zacks: ~41x forward earnings) — bullish on AI tailwinds but flagging execution/valuation risk; price targets still imply upside, so sentiment is mixed. Zacks: NVDA at 41x forward earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia scheduled its Q4/FY‑2026 results call for Feb. 25 — an important catalyst where guidance and data‑center/China commentary could move the stock. QuiverQuant: NVDA earnings call Feb. 25
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reports a U.S. lawmaker said Nvidia helped China’s DeepSeek refine models later used by the Chinese military — a regulatory/political risk that could invite tougher export scrutiny or congressional attention. Reuters: Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Amazon and Google are making significant moves in AI chips signal intensifying competition — investors should watch margin and share‑of‑wallet dynamics over coming quarters. NYTimes: Amazon and Google eat into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.